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22 Scars

by C.M. North

Pub Date
29 Oct 2017

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Raised with apathy and spite, Amy’s life is a monotonous drone of deep despair, broken only by coffee and nights out with her best—and only—friend. She battles depression daily, fighting to keep her sanity in a world that, to her, is set on destroying her soul.

Her future is bleak, overcast with shadow and doubt; her past harbors terrible secrets that even...

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22 Scars

C.M. North

22 Scars

by C.M. North

Pub Date
29 Oct 2017

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Raised with apathy and spite, Amy’s life is a monotonous drone of deep despair, broken only by coffee and nights out with her best—and only—friend. She battles depression daily, fighting to keep her sanity in a world that, to her, is set on destroying her soul.

Her future is bleak, overcast with shadow and doubt; her past harbors terrible secrets that even...

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Buzz Books 2018: Young Adult Fall/Winter

by Publishers Lunch

Pub Date
16 May 2018

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Our ninth Buzz Books: Young Adult gives readers the special excitement of being among the first to sample the best in forthcoming young adult novels months ahead of their actual publication. These sixteen substantial pre-publication excerpts highlight YA topics from mental health, school shootings, and grief, to growing up, relationships, and ghost stories...

Buzz Books 2018: Young Adult Fall/Winter

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Buzz Books 2018: Young Adult Fall/Winter

by Publishers Lunch

Pub Date
16 May 2018

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Our ninth Buzz Books: Young Adult gives readers the special excitement of being among the first to sample the best in forthcoming young adult novels months ahead of their actual publication. These sixteen substantial pre-publication excerpts highlight YA topics from mental health, school shootings, and grief, to growing up, relationships, and ghost stories...

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The 5th Realm

by Constance Gillam

Pub Date
31 Dec 2011

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Lisette Beaulieu’s private school classmates have always made the 15-year-old Creole orphan feel like a freak. But Lisette never believed them until she accidentally raised the dead in a cemetery late one night. When she discovers that her mother’s family is alive and practicing Voodoo in the bayou, her world spins farther out of control. Her best friend...

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The 5th Realm

Constance Gillam

The 5th Realm

by Constance Gillam

Pub Date
31 Dec 2011

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Lisette Beaulieu’s private school classmates have always made the 15-year-old Creole orphan feel like a freak. But Lisette never believed them until she accidentally raised the dead in a cemetery late one night. When she discovers that her mother’s family is alive and practicing Voodoo in the bayou, her world spins farther out of control. Her best friend...

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Almost Heroes

by Joyce Greenfield

Pub Date
29 Apr 2018

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High school senior Santana Harris’ parents want
her to go to college, to prepare for her future, or—at the very least—to get a
job so that she can figure out what life after high school will look like.

Santana doesn’t want any of that. Convinced that her art will allow her to win a scholarship to a prestigious school, she’s content to coast through her...

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Almost Heroes

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Almost Heroes

by Joyce Greenfield

Pub Date
29 Apr 2018

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High school senior Santana Harris’ parents want
her to go to college, to prepare for her future, or—at the very least—to get a
job so that she can figure out what life after high school will look like.

Santana doesn’t want any of that. Convinced that her art will allow her to win a scholarship to a prestigious school, she’s content to coast through her...

Mindfulness for Student Athletes

A Workbook to Help Teens Reduce Stress and Enhance Performance

by Gina M. Biegel

Pub Date
27 Sep 2018

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If you're like many other high school or college students, you probably feel pressure to perform at a high level -both in the classroom and on the field. Unfortunately, this pressure can cause lots of stress and anxiety. To make matters worse, you may find it difficult to effectively manage all of these demands on your time, energy, and health. This is...

Mindfulness for Student Athletes

A Workbook to Help Teens Reduce Stress and Enhance Performance

by Gina M. Biegel

Pub Date
27 Sep 2018

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If you're like many other high school or college students, you probably feel pressure to perform at a high level -both in the classroom and on the field. Unfortunately, this pressure can cause lots of stress and anxiety. To make matters worse, you may find it difficult to effectively manage all of these demands on your time, energy, and health. This is...

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Kill or Cure

by Pixie Britton

Pub Date
28 Feb 2018

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In a dystopian world ravaged by infection, society as we know it has fallen to the mouths of the dead. The remaining fragments of civilisation survive in walled compounds, scattered in the depths of the countryside. When her little brother becomes sick with a suspected flu virus, Alyx Silverthorne will do anything to keep Tommy alive. With limited medical...

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Kill or Cure

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Kill or Cure

by Pixie Britton

Pub Date
28 Feb 2018

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In a dystopian world ravaged by infection, society as we know it has fallen to the mouths of the dead. The remaining fragments of civilisation survive in walled compounds, scattered in the depths of the countryside. When her little brother becomes sick with a suspected flu virus, Alyx Silverthorne will do anything to keep Tommy alive. With limited medical...

Pub Date
24 Apr 2014

Six young people, all born with a secret buried deep within, set out on a life-altering quest to find and restore the lost crystals of Ialana.

Pursued by lethal foes, the six, along with a seventh, battle their way toward a lost crystal and an astonishing secret. A secret that has been 500 years in the making. A secret that will unearth the forgotten...

Pub Date
24 Apr 2014

Six young people, all born with a secret buried deep within, set out on a life-altering quest to find and restore the lost crystals of Ialana.

Pursued by lethal foes, the six, along with a seventh, battle their way toward a lost crystal and an astonishing secret. A secret that has been 500 years in the making. A secret that will unearth the forgotten...

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Lucy the Octopus

by Richy K. Chandler

Pub Date
19 Apr 2018

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Lucy is an incurably uncool teen, and an octopus. For no reason at all (other than that she isn't very "girly"), she is very unpopular, and even her parents don't like her! The only friend who will hang out with her in public is Puffy, her pet puffer fish. But Lucy's haters don't know that she is secretly an awesome guitarist, and she has been picked to...

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Lucy the Octopus

Richy K. Chandler

Lucy the Octopus

by Richy K. Chandler

Pub Date
19 Apr 2018

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Lucy is an incurably uncool teen, and an octopus. For no reason at all (other than that she isn't very "girly"), she is very unpopular, and even her parents don't like her! The only friend who will hang out with her in public is Puffy, her pet puffer fish. But Lucy's haters don't know that she is secretly an awesome guitarist, and she has been picked to...

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Blizzard

by Mikayla Elliot

Pub Date
27 Apr 2018

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Desperate to find her niece Neva is willing to do anything to get her back, but the path she follows unveils a dark past with volatile truths, and a present intertwined with unforgiving consequences. In a race against time and dire odds, Neva embarks on a journey that will forever change the lives of those she knows and loves, as well as her own.

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Blizzard

Mikayla Elliot

Blizzard

by Mikayla Elliot

Pub Date
27 Apr 2018

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Desperate to find her niece Neva is willing to do anything to get her back, but the path she follows unveils a dark past with volatile truths, and a present intertwined with unforgiving consequences. In a race against time and dire odds, Neva embarks on a journey that will forever change the lives of those she knows and loves, as well as her own.

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Snow

Book I of the Black Ice Trilogy

by Mikayla Elliot

Pub Date
31 Jul 2017

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Taken from all she has ever known and loved, Neva finds herself swept into a world of vampires where she learns she will determine their future. Yet she quickly discovers she is the target of a vampire, Zachariah, seeking to stop her from altering the vampire lineage. She must decide which path she will take while trying to protect the family she left...

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Snow

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Snow

Book I of the Black Ice Trilogy

by Mikayla Elliot

Pub Date
31 Jul 2017

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Taken from all she has ever known and loved, Neva finds herself swept into a world of vampires where she learns she will determine their future. Yet she quickly discovers she is the target of a vampire, Zachariah, seeking to stop her from altering the vampire lineage. She must decide which path she will take while trying to protect the family she left...

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Rage of Winter

by Sam Herrera

Pub Date
13 Apr 2018

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Mara Hale is a bored little rich girl living in a fancy mansion in Upstate New York. She mourns the loss of her mother, the neglect of her high-class entrepreneur father and longs to escape the suffocating limos and bodyguards. An albino who is frequently bullied over her strangeness, she finds solace and freedom in guitar playing and song writing.

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Rage of Winter

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Rage of Winter

by Sam Herrera

Pub Date
13 Apr 2018

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Mara Hale is a bored little rich girl living in a fancy mansion in Upstate New York. She mourns the loss of her mother, the neglect of her high-class entrepreneur father and longs to escape the suffocating limos and bodyguards. An albino who is frequently bullied over her strangeness, she finds solace and freedom in guitar playing and song writing.

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Hope... Anyway

by Lisa L. Walsh

Pub Date
12 Jun 2018

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A moving tale about addiction and how it affects those around us, eroding hope for the future. This story is about the struggle of a teen trying to help those around her and how reaching out and speaking out can cause hope to bloom again.

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Hope... Anyway

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Hope... Anyway

by Lisa L. Walsh

Pub Date
12 Jun 2018

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A moving tale about addiction and how it affects those around us, eroding hope for the future. This story is about the struggle of a teen trying to help those around her and how reaching out and speaking out can cause hope to bloom again.

Just As You Are

A Teen’s Guide to Self-Acceptance and Lasting Self-Esteem

by Michelle Skeen, Kelly Skeen

Pub Date
01 Jul 2018

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Stop comparing yourself to others-you're special just as you are! In this fun, practical guide, you'll learn how to silence your nit-picky inner critic, cultivate self-compassion, and discover what really matters to you.

If you're like many teens, you probably feel pressured to live up to the impossible standards set by our culture, the media, and even by...

Just As You Are

A Teen’s Guide to Self-Acceptance and Lasting Self-Esteem

by Michelle Skeen, Kelly Skeen

Pub Date
01 Jul 2018

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Stop comparing yourself to others-you're special just as you are! In this fun, practical guide, you'll learn how to silence your nit-picky inner critic, cultivate self-compassion, and discover what really matters to you.

If you're like many teens, you probably feel pressured to live up to the impossible standards set by our culture, the media, and even by...

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Lift

First in The Flying Ponies series

by L. M. Ransom

Pub Date
21 Apr 2018

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For
sixteen-year-old Charlotte Flynn, moving into the heart of the Michigan woods
with her family is the biggest adventure she’s ever had. A self-proclaimed geek
girl with a penchant for Sherlock Holmes, she wonders if she’ll ever have an
exciting quest of her own.

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Lift

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Lift

First in The Flying Ponies series

by L. M. Ransom

Pub Date
21 Apr 2018

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For
sixteen-year-old Charlotte Flynn, moving into the heart of the Michigan woods
with her family is the biggest adventure she’s ever had. A self-proclaimed geek
girl with a penchant for Sherlock Holmes, she wonders if she’ll ever have an
exciting quest of her own.

But when she discovers an antique carousel tucked into the woods near her new home, her...

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The House of One Thousand Eyes

by Michelle Barker

Pub Date
11 Sep 2018

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Who can Lena trust to help her find out the truth? Life in East Germany in the early 1980s is not easy for most people, but for Lena, it’s particularly hard. After the death of her parents in a factory explosion and time spent in a psychiatric hospital recovering from the trauma, she is sent to live with her stern aunt, a devoted member of the ruling...

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The House of One Thousand Eyes

Michelle Barker

The House of One Thousand Eyes

by Michelle Barker

Pub Date
11 Sep 2018

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Who can Lena trust to help her find out the truth? Life in East Germany in the early 1980s is not easy for most people, but for Lena, it’s particularly hard. After the death of her parents in a factory explosion and time spent in a psychiatric hospital recovering from the trauma, she is sent to live with her stern aunt, a devoted member of the ruling...

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Wolf Spy

by Bruce H. Markuson

Pub Date
15 Dec 2016

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There are plans for a coup in the Russian Federation. The conspirators had obtained the Russian nuclear codes. The C.I.A. has stolen that information and dead dropped it inside a whiskey flask in the middle of Siberia.

They need someone who could “Go fetch” the item among hordes of Russian soldiers, mind fields, snipers, helicopters, hunters and attack dogs.

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Wolf Spy

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Wolf Spy

by Bruce H. Markuson

Pub Date
15 Dec 2016

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There are plans for a coup in the Russian Federation. The conspirators had obtained the Russian nuclear codes. The C.I.A. has stolen that information and dead dropped it inside a whiskey flask in the middle of Siberia.

They need someone who could “Go fetch” the item among hordes of Russian soldiers, mind fields, snipers, helicopters, hunters and attack dogs.

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Junior Braves of the Apocalypse Vol. 1

A Brave is Brave

by Greg Smith, Michael Tanner, Zach Lehner

Pub Date
08 Jul 2015

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When the Junior Braves of Tribe 65 return from a camping trip to find swarms of bloodthirsty mutants have overrun their town, bringing death and destruction everywhere they go! With their families missing and their homes destroyed, these plucky kids must use all their scouting talents, combined smarts, and teamwork to survive the end of the world!

Greg Smith, Michael Tanner, Zach Lehner

Junior Braves of the Apocalypse Vol. 1

A Brave is Brave

by Greg Smith, Michael Tanner, Zach Lehner

Pub Date
08 Jul 2015

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When the Junior Braves of Tribe 65 return from a camping trip to find swarms of bloodthirsty mutants have overrun their town, bringing death and destruction everywhere they go! With their families missing and their homes destroyed, these plucky kids must use all their scouting talents, combined smarts, and teamwork to survive the end of the world!

Story Monsters Ink magazine

The Literary Resource for Teachers, Librarians, and Parents

by Story Monsters LLC, Publisher

Pub Date
16 Mar 2018

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The Literary Resource for Teachers, Librarians, and Parents. Story Monsters Ink® is an award-winning magazine that offers the latest news on children's books and products, celebrity and independent author profiles, book reviews, activities, reading guides, special featured columns, and more! It’s a monster of a magazine, filled with great reads for growing...

Story Monsters Ink magazine

The Literary Resource for Teachers, Librarians, and Parents

by Story Monsters LLC, Publisher

Pub Date
16 Mar 2018

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The Literary Resource for Teachers, Librarians, and Parents. Story Monsters Ink® is an award-winning magazine that offers the latest news on children's books and products, celebrity and independent author profiles, book reviews, activities, reading guides, special featured columns, and more! It’s a monster of a magazine, filled with great reads for growing...